Second Annual Downtown Royal Oak Celebrates In Style

September 29 & 30, 2006

ROYAL OAK, Mich., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Long known as Southeast Michigan’s entertainment capitol, Downtown Royal Oak has also evolved as a major destination for style. From art, couture and cuisine — and everything in between, Downtown Royal Oak will celebrate its unique purveyors of style and taste on Friday and Saturday, September 29 & 30 in a self-guided walking tour of trunk shows, tastings, demonstrations and fall sales called Downtown Royal Oak In Style. In addition, new purveyors of fashion and style signed on to Downtown Royal Oak over the past few months, including American Apparel, Hulla Baloo, Sprout, Prodigy Couture, Vogue Couture, Aqua Salon and Appletree Room, enhancing the Downtown’s retail mix.

Three established arbiters of taste and style are expanding their businesses due to great success in Downtown Royal Oak, including Metals in Time, whose owner, third generation jeweler Sergio Basmajian is moving his very successful business from the Northwest corner of Main and Fourth to historical landmark bank building at the Southwest corner of Main and Fourth; Lori London of Write Impressions is moving her successful card, gift and custom invitation shop from Fourth Street into a larger space on Washington Avenue; and the popular Alex Emelio salon recently added several hundred square feet to their location on Main Street.

Guests will enjoy a pedestrian tour of several of Downtown Royal Oak’s arbiters of taste who offer special, one-of-a-kind products and services with the personal touch and customer service of a bygone era. The tour includes state-of-the art condos, houses of fashion and couture, unique jewelers offering fine, custom jewelry, fine designer jeans, European couture, trend-setting hair and make-up at world class salons, lingerie and expert bra fittings, home decor, crafts, unique gifts and custom gift baskets, chocolates and coffee — all can be found at Downtown Royal Oak In Style. Below are a few of the participating retailers, salons and restaurants:

– The Ghastly Weekend featuring the Halloween In Store Scary Sale and
Spooktacular, October 27-29 (Sale) and Sunday, October 29 Spooktacular
Trick or Treating from 2pm-4pm throughout Downtown Royal Oak.

– Santa’s First Stop in Metro Detroit — The Fifth Annual TELEVISED
Holiday Magic Parade on Washington Avenue Saturday, November 18 at
10am. Thousands will line Washington Avenue for the fifth annual
parade — an event not-to-be-missed, with a variety of performance
bands from Holiday funk to jazz, rock and blues, Christmas clowns and
carolers, a laptop lineup, marching bands from around the region,
Shriners’ mini-cars, soccer teams, dance troupes, a salute to law
enforcement, the Red Thistle Bag Pipe band, Santa and Christmas Carol
with grand marshals WJBK FOX 2′s Fanchon Stinger, Ben Bailey and Jackie
Paige and much, much more! The event will be televised live on WJBK
FOX 2.

– Parade Day Sale: Before and after the parade on November 18! Guests are
welcome to visit downtown retailers for unbeatable savings in the
area’s most unique mix of independent and corporate owned boutiques.

The City of Royal Oak Downtown Development Authority promotes, manages and maintains the central business district. A recent improvement to the downtown central business district includes angled parking on Washington Avenue from Fourth to Lincoln, adding more spaces and better aesthetics. For information about Downtown Royal Oak In Style, other events and Holiday Magic sponsorship opportunities, visit http://www.downtownroyaloak.org/ or contact Peggy Goodwin at 248.414.4533.

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